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Design for Impact: Empowering Change through Design Residency October 13th -19th, 2024 Rationale: This one-week creative residency program is focusing on the
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Design for Impact: Empowering Change through Design Residency
October 13th -19th, 2024
Rationale:
This one-week creative residency program is focusing on the theme of “People, Imagination, and Systems” to solve Global Grand Challenges. This unique residency aims to bring together artists, sculptors, printmakers, ceramics artists, and craftsmen from diverse backgrounds to explore and respond to pressing global challenges through their creativity. The residency will be hosted at the Vedatya Institute, Haryana.
Theme: Reimagining Tomorrow – Design Inspiring Solutions to Global Grand Challenges
In today’s interconnected world, we face numerous complex challenges that impact the lives of people worldwide. These challenges range from climate change, social inequality, healthcare disparities, technological advancements, migration, and much more. This creative residency seeks to explore how creativity can contribute to addressing these grand challenges and promoting meaningful change.
Objectives:
The creative residency program’s primary objectives are as follows:
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- Artistic Exploration: Provide artists with the opportunity to delve into the theme of global grand challenges and express their interpretations, emotions, and perspectives through their chosen medium.
- Fostering Dialogue: Facilitate constructive dialogues between artists, policymakers, experts, and the general public, aiming to bridge the gap between art and policy to drive innovative solutions.
- Raising Awareness: Use the power of art to raise awareness about the urgency and complexity of global grand challenges, encouraging broader public engagement and action.
- Collaboration and Synergy: Promote intra collaboration between artists and professionals from different fields, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to address these challenges effectively.
Residency Details:
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- Duration: The residency will last for one week (07 days), taking place from Oct 13th -19th. Participating artists are required to be present for the entire duration of the program.
- Selection Criteria: The residency is open to both emerging and established artists, sculptures, printmakers, ceramics artists, and craftsmen. Interested candidates are expected to their Profiles and portfolio of work. The eminent Jurors will assess and share the decision.
- Residency Activities:
- Daily Workshops: The residency will include daily workshops led by experts in various fields, including policy analysts, scientists, sociologists, and artists working at the intersection of art and social change. These workshops will provide insights into global grand challenges and inspire the artists’ creative process.
- Artistic Exploration: Artists will have dedicated time and resources to work on their projects, exploring innovative ways to represent the identified global challenges and potential solutions.
- Discussions and Critiques: Regular group discussions and critiques will be organized, allowing artists to share their progress, exchange ideas, and receive constructive feedback from their peers and experts.
- Public Engagement: Towards the end of the residency, an exhibition or public event will be organized to showcase the completed artworks and encourage community engagement, inviting policymakers and stakeholders to participate in the dialogue.
Expected Outcomes:
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- A collection of thought-provoking and impactful artworks that reflect the artists’ responses to global grand challenges.
- A network of artists and experts committed to exploring the connection between art and addressing grand challenges.
- Increased awareness and engagement from the public on global grand challenges through creativity.
Through this one-week creative residency, we aim to harness the power of art to stimulate dialogue, inspire action, and contribute to addressing global grand challenges. By bringing together talented artists and professionals from various fields, we hope to foster innovative solutions and create a meaningful impact on a local and global level.
For more details on Residency Amenities & Mandatory Criteria’s for the Creative Residency – Download the Brochure
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October 13, 2024 10:00 am - October 19, 2024 5:00 pm(GMT+05:30)
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Join Us for Muqabla 2024 at Vedatya Institute! Are you ready to showcase your talents and compete for exciting awards? This October, Vedatya Institute invites you
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Join Us for Muqabla 2024 at Vedatya Institute!
Are you ready to showcase your talents and compete for exciting awards? This October, Vedatya Institute invites you to Muqabla 2024—a unique platform where school students can express their creativity and skills in various professional areas. Here’s your chance to shine in the fields of hospitality, culinary arts, business, and design.
Date: 15th October 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Vedatya Institute, Sohna Road, Garhi Bazidpur, Gurugram, Haryana 122102
What’s in Store at Muqabla 2024?
Muqabla 2024 offers a diverse range of competitions tailored for your interests:
i. Budding Chef Competition
The Budding Chef Competition 2024 theme is “Reviving Culinary Heritage of India”. Therefore the participants have to prepare a traditional Indian dish that is not very commonly seen or is lost with time or a nostalgic dish that will take us back in time.
Vedatya has nearly four acres of fruit and vegetable farms dedicated to serving fresh, healthy, and sustainable produce. The farming initiative provides a platform to engage our students with concepts like farm-to-fork and organic sustainability in culinary arts.
The Chef Competition finds an interesting setting at Vedatya, given the above-mentioned differentiators, enabling participants to simultaneously engage and learn as they showcase their talent. It is indeed a fantastic opportunity for all the students to demonstrate their skills, creativity, and passion for a potential culinary / hospitality pathway.
Participants will compete in teams of two each and the participants need to bring ingredients on their own; however, basic ingredients will be provided by the institute if required.
ii. “The Joy of Draping” – Innovative Body Adornment Through Draping of Cloth
Uncut cloth is a wonderful way to adorn our bodies. From Saris and Sarongs to Greek Gods and Goddesses, uncut cloth draped over our bodies have been a way to express ourselves and our social stature for centuries. Draping is a wonder- fully creative way to express moods and feelings and gives tremendous flexibility for achieving varied results.
In this competition, participants will bring their own uncut cloth in the form of saris, yardage, turbans, dhoties, bedsheets, or any other long-form cloth and attempt to express their concept of adornment through draping. They will be allowed to use pins, hooks, or other means to hold the cloth together and create the desired effect. The focus will be on innovative ways of draping and will be supported by a story on the character surrounding the design. The contest will be judged by an expert from the fashion world and will be done through a ramp walk and show.
Participants will compete in the form of teams of three to five students each ideally, but a minimum size of three team members are required to participate in this competition.
iii. “Ad-Mad Show“- Where Creativity Meets Madness
AD MAD SHOW is an ‘Advertisement Making Competition’ School students to showcase their creativity in marketing products and services. Its objective is to acquaint the students with promotional strategies in marketing through advertisements. It consists of humorous, conceptual ad presentations by the students.
Students will prepare and act out advertisement scripts and ideas relevant for different sectors including FMCG products, services, automobiles, culture, heritage and social awareness etc. All the teams will be given a time frame to showcase their talent. The students would be required to be in a team size of 2 to 4.
Each team will get a ‘client brief’ in real time through a draw of lots and will need to develop an advertising pitch realtime.
iv. Pitch your dream Hospitality start-up idea
The participants will need to build a basic business plan around a dream venture focused on a hospitality product/ser- vice. The plan will be expected to demonstrate feasibility and include aspects of marketing strategies, and financial forecasting for profitability. This competition is a group based activity with minimum 2 to maximum 4 participants per team. The pitch will be judged by industry experts/entrepreneurs.
The competition will have 2 stages.
Stage 1: This will be an elimination round. The teams will be given a window of 5 minutes in which they have to pitch their hospitality startup idea. Those teams who are selected will go through the next stage. This is what contestants will come prepared with, ready to present.
Stage 2: Top 10 teams will make it to this final round. The team’s will have an hour to use feedback given in the 1st round to quickly revise, adapt their pitch and get ready for a final showdown.The timings for the presentation in the final round will be a 7 minute window and there will be 3 minutes of question answer session.
v. Be a ‘Change Maker’ – make Reels that are the Real Deal
The competition invites students to showcase their creativity and storytelling skills through digital media. Participants will create engaging reels in real time that capture service moments or Muqabla event related content around the campus. The digital content should have a message that contesting teams want to share. These reels will be shared on Instagram, the winning team will be determined based on the quality of their content and the engagement it receives, including likes and shares. Students will participate in teams of two and be given 2 hours to make and edit their reel and 10 minutes for the presentation.
NOTE: More details on the competition will be shared separately with registered contestants closer to the date.
Why Participate?
- Exciting Awards: Win fantastic prizes and earn recognition.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet industry professionals and explore career opportunities.
- Live Entertainment: Enjoy a Hi-Tea networking break followed by a musical performance by a popular band.
Registration Details
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No registration fees for the students, It is complementary in nature.
Contact Us to Register:
- Phone: +91-8595650943, +91-9711310079, +91-7042422389, +91-9205804374, +91-7042422358
- Email: muqabla@vedatya.ac.in
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your talents and gain invaluable experience. Register now and be part of Muqabla 2024 at Vedatya Institute!
Fill the below form to register online:
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Time
October 15, 2024 10:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT+05:30)
Location
Vedatya Institute
Garhi Bazidpur, Gurugram, Haryana 122102
Organizer
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Join Us for Muqabla 2024 at Vedatya Institute! Are you ready to showcase your talents and compete for exciting awards? This October, Vedatya Institute invites you
Event Details
Join Us for Muqabla 2024 at Vedatya Institute!
Are you ready to showcase your talents and compete for exciting awards? This October, Vedatya Institute invites you to Muqabla 2024—a unique platform where college students can express their creativity and skills in various professional areas. Here’s your chance to shine in the fields of hospitality, culinary arts, business, and design.
Date: 16th October 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Venue: Vedatya Institute, Sohna Road, Garhi Bazidpur, Gurugram, Haryana 122102
What’s in Store at Muqabla 2024?
Muqabla 2024 offers a diverse range of competitions tailored for your interests:
1. Budding Chef Competition
Theme: “Creativity & Future of Food.”
- Create a dish from any cuisine or invent a futuristic recipe.
- Compete in teams of two.
- Judged on Creativity, Innovation, Taste, and Presentation.
- Utilize fresh produce from Vedatya’s six acres of fruit and vegetable farms.
2. The Joy of Draping – Innovative Body Adornment through Draping of Cloth
- Express yourself through the creative draping of uncut cloth.
- Compete in teams of three to five.
- Judged by a fashion expert during a ramp walk and show.
3. Blue Ocean Competition
- Develop entrepreneurial ideas using the Blue Ocean Strategy.
- Present your ideas to a panel of potential investors and business leaders.
- Teams of two to four members.
4. Bartending & Mixology Competition
- Showcase your bartending skills by preparing two cocktails/mocktails.
- One drink must be classical; the other will be innovative using secret ingredients.
5. Service Recovery Showdown
- Step into the role of a Head of Department at a prestigious hotel and tackle a unique crisis.
- Develop and present a service recovery plan to a panel of judges.
Why Participate?
- Exciting Awards: Win fantastic prizes and earn recognition.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet industry professionals and explore career opportunities.
- Live Entertainment: Enjoy a Hi-Tea networking break followed by a musical performance by a popular band.
Registration Details
- Institutional Participants: 2500/- per institution (one team for all competitions).
- Non-institutional Participants: 750/- per team for any specific competition.
Contact Us to Register:
- Phone: +91-8595650943, +91-9711310079, +91-7042422389, +91-9205804374, +91-7042422358
- Email: muqabla@vedatya.ac.in
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your talents and gain invaluable experience. Register now and be part of Muqabla 2024 at Vedatya Institute!
Fill the below form to register online:
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Time
October 16, 2024 10:00 am - 8:00 pm(GMT+05:30)
Location
Vedatya Institute
Garhi Bazidpur, Gurugram, Haryana 122102